Monthly Archives: September 2009

Science has come a long way, but nearly a decade into the new millennium, where are our flying cars? Our teleportation devices? Our robot maids? a2a_linkname=”Are we in the future yet?”; a2a_linkurl=”http://www.hdfeedstreams.com/2009/09/29/are-we-in-the-future-yet/”;

Yesterday’s portable technology — today’s doorstop. a2a_linkname=”Past ‘portable’ gadgets”; a2a_linkurl=”http://www.hdfeedstreams.com/2009/09/25/past-portable-gadgets/”;

Ugly only begins to describe what is wrong with these cell phones. Some of them lack such phone basics as keypads and displays. a2a_linkname=”Ugliest and lamest cell phones”; a2a_linkurl=”http://www.hdfeedstreams.com/2009/09/21/ugliest-and-lamest-cell-phones/”;

Kindle DX faces an uphill battle wooing newspaper subscribers. Here’s a hint, Amazon – it’s not just about the hardware. a2a_linkname=”Why Kindle DX won’t save newspapers”; a2a_linkurl=”http://www.hdfeedstreams.com/2009/09/17/why-kindle-dx-wont-save-newspapers/”;

Amazon’s e-reader gets bigger and better with the debut of the Kindle DX. We like its lean and elegant style, but we still found plenty of DX features to criticize. a2a_linkname=”Hands on with the Kindle DX”; a2a_linkurl=”http://www.hdfeedstreams.com/2009/09/13/hands-on-with-the-kindle-dx/”;

With the unblinking eye of Google’s Street Views, anyone can be a virtual rubbernecker. And some of the things you can spot using the service are downright unexplainable. a2a_linkname=”Odd sights in Google Street Views”; a2a_linkurl=”http://www.hdfeedstreams.com/2009/09/09/odd-sights-in-google-street-views/”;

Discussion forums are magnets for some of the jerkiest people on the ‘Interwebs.’ We profile a dozen of the most common and annoying forum jerks — from ‘The Antagonist’ to ‘The Conspiracy Theorist.’ a2a_linkname=”Jerks of online forums”; a2a_linkurl=”http://www.hdfeedstreams.com/2009/09/05/jerks-of-online-forums/”;

These out-of-this world innovations have a history with the U.S. space program. a2a_linkname=”10 inventions with ties to NASA”; a2a_linkurl=”http://www.hdfeedstreams.com/2009/09/01/10-inventions-with-ties-to-nasa/”;